Troy's Group FULL (Page 2)

Hello to all,

 Starting the new year I’ve modified the BT training plan to fit my schedule and needs.  Plunging in to the first week back in training I feel great. Two months rest on the knee has paid off. I survived the long run and the long bike was relaxed and a good base to start from.

 I have a friend new to the training plans that asked to train together, I accepted since both know that triathlon training is individual but is enhanced by other sources of motivation and guidance.

 Reflecting back on last years training I was just like my friend going 0 to 60  in the Couch to Oly training program. I made my mistakes by pushing harder than I should have but I guess that’s how I learn some times. In short I have stated my goals but have to  facets that I will pay more attention to this year, diet and training recovery. I’ve been charting dietary intake for the last 3 weeks and counting every calorie is harder than you think-- but eye opening. From diet planning so far I have learned to balance my daily fat intake instead of the rollercoaster ride I’ve been on. I also was surprised to find that besides the X-mass feast, my daily caloric intake is balanced. Second was recovery. I thought of this after telling my friend that going over the training plan will only lead to trouble ie. possible injury,  lack of motivation, general fatigue and compromise the immune system.  Not to lecture but just to say training smart makes sense.

Jeff

Hi Troy. I would like to join your mentor group. I am 48 years old and I`m training for my first triathlon. I am married with 2 kids and reside in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
 I have been road biking roughly 3000-4000 kms a year and swimming fairly long distances in pools. I `ve always wanted to do a triathlon but thought I could never do one or I could not finish one. My Dad recently passed quickly and was not able to do things he wanted to do before he died. It inspires me to do a triathlon now.

I love training and I cant wait to do my first tri. I have been training for 2 and 1/2 months now and am really enjoying it. I am doing the Olympic balanced program from beginner triathlete .com. I have been logging my training on the training log. Lots of snow, so im on spinning bike and swimming at the Y.

Thanks Troy, Kevin.

Method 1

1. Copy the web address at the top of the forum (Highlight and Control C, or edit/copy)
2. Select settings at the top of the screen.
3. Select “Training Blog customization.”
4. Select Blog Links
5. Paste the copied web address and write a title or description
6. Click “update blog links” at the bottom of the screen.
7. When you next launch your blog, a link will appear on the right side of your blog in the links section (you have to scroll down a little bit).

Method 2

1. Copy the web address at the top of the forum (Highlight and Control C, or edit/copy)
2. Select settings at the top of the screen.
3. Select “Training Blog customization.”
4. Select dashboard
5. Type “Forum” or other name for the link on the page.
6. Highlight what you’ve typed and then click on the icon of the chain that says edit/ insert link.
7. A new window will open.  Paste the web address you copied into the URL.
8. Close the window by clicking insert.
9. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and click “update dashboard”
10. The link should now appear at the top of your blog.